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Council denies petition to release 26.5 acres from Dripping Springsextraterritorial jurisdiction
Summary
Council voted to deny RABD Holdings LLC's application to be released from the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction for a 26.5‑acre property at 12299 Troutwine Road after hearing legal argument and staff analysis that the property had been voluntarily petitioned into the ETJ; applicant warned of a likely mandamus challenge.
The City Council denied an application by RABD Holdings LLC asking that 26.5 acres at 12299 Troutwine Road be released from Dripping Springs' extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) following legal presentations and a closed session on attorney consultation.
An advocate for the property (who identified himself as Robert Abraham) urged the council to grant release, arguing the parcel lies in the comprehensive plan's rural reserve, is remote from city services and, in his view, was not voluntarily annexed into…
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